Nearly two months
after Judy Chaplin’s death on May 21, her Tri-Town seat on the Porter County
Convention, Recreation, and Visitor Commission’s Board of Directors remains
vacant.
Chaplin’s successor
in that seat will be determined by the Chesterton, Porter, and Burns Harbor
town councils, at least two of which must agree on a candidate. The name of
the person so appointed by the councils is then forwarded to the Porter
County Commissioners, who ratify the councils’ majority decision and
formalize the appointment.
The Tri-Town
appointee is customarily a Dunelander in the tourism industry or related
field. Chaplin was a third-generation florist who owned Shady Lawn Florist
and served six years on the Chesterton/Duneland Chamber of Commerce’s Board
of Directors and two on its Executive Board.
As of deadline
today, the PCCRVC’s webpage still listed Chaplin as an active member.
None of the three
town councils has yet formally announced the vacancy of the Tri-Town seat on
the PCCRVC Board.
Chesterton Town
Council Member Jim Ton, R-1st, told the Chesterton Tribune on
Wednesday that he expects his council to do so soon.
At that time,
persons interested in being appointed to the seat will be asked to declare
their candidacy and describe their qualifications in a letter to the
Clerk-Treasurer’s Office, Ton said.